Insights

July 27, 2026
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Robin Cannon

AI doesn't read your design system

Components are a cache with no source behind them. Robin Cannon introduces decision coverage — the metric that predicts whether AI builds the right thing.

June 30, 2026
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Robin Cannon

Why the biggest players aren't building the future of the canvas

Google rebuilt Stitch. Figma opened its canvas to agents. Both are serious engineering, but neither delivers a canvas that's a live interface into real code. Here's why the incumbents can't build it, and who will.

July 19, 2023
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How to chat with your knowledge base

We’ll take a look at how to use ChatGPT and similar language models to answer questions based on your documentation.

June 20, 2023
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Why Design Systems Fail

The root cause of design systems' failure is centered around the lack of focus on the people.

October 31, 2022
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Design System Adoption Insights

We surveyed over 100 design system managers and contributors to better understand the challenges they’re facing around adoption. Here are 5 of the top insights that the survey revealed.

April 22, 2021
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Six insights into design tokens

We spoke to experts from some of the world's most advanced design systems about design tokens: best practices, potential advances, and their importance to the design systems community. Our findings are packaged in a downloadable report.

April 15, 2021
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Insights from Gartner’s design system effectiveness report

Tl;dr: “By 2025, over half of all new digital products globally will be traceable to a platform-based or open-source design system.” Get on board.

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